Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [prep] a [noun] or " in BNC.

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1 They were empty except for a caretaker or two .
2 Mental disturbance requiring such security is often short-lived and within a week or two the person may be well enough to enjoy the normal freedoms accorded other patients .
3 It seems likely that for a parent or spouse , the experience may well be comparable to the sorts of events and difficulties implicated in depression .
4 This is work they are able to do little about , despite public faith , and it is unpopular because of a reluctance or inability to display that little will be done .
5 Again , a Rule 72 Transfer is equally applicable as between a leasehold or freehold property .
6 In addition , many local people , regarding the environment as something to be exploited in order to make a living whether as a farmer or as a fisherman , had little sympathy for the idea of landscape protection or conservation .
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